Author: Tony Werten
Date: 01:07:56 10/29/01
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On October 29, 2001 at 04:04:03, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >On October 28, 2001 at 18:46:24, Bas Hamstra wrote: > >Hi guys, > >Funny to read that everyone is wondering what 'a rabbit' means in chess! In the >first place I should explain that in the human chess world (I mean amongst club >players, not the really strong guys) it is usual to come up with nice terms for >some specific position. It is like 'student talk': They also come up with very >new words or meanings of words. > >What is a rabbit? Well, in the game Tao-The King the white program saw a way of >winning a pawn: It took the black pawn on h7 with a knight. After black's f7-f6 >though, the knight cannot move anymore and it will be lost. In Apeldoorn chess >clubs we refer to such knights as 'a rabbit'. Why? Well, it jumped in a hole >(which is h7), from where it cannot escape. And rabbits are fond of jumping in >holes, even when it is not such a good idea. > >Remember the term 'an octopus', which is a knight on d6 (for white). Why an >octopus? Because it is attacking 8 squares in enemy position, like 8 tentacles! >Since then animal names seem to be rather popular. Don't forget the pigs. Tony > >Jeroen > > >>>'Ik wil gewoon mijn konijn op h7 krijgen' >>> >>>(I just want to get my rabbit on h7) >> >>I think really think we need a crystal clear definition of the rabbit concept. >>Please Jeroen, it's really urgent, I want fix my rabbit hole before next >>weekend...! >> >>Bas.
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